The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 4

English → Chinese BOOK I. THE VISION OF THE KING Level 7/10

For earthquake swallowing earthquake

地震吞噬地震，

Uprent the Wessex tree;

将威塞克斯之树连根拔起；

The whirlpool of the pagan sway

异教统治的漩涡

Had swirled his sires as sticks away

将他的先祖如枯枝般卷走，

When a flood smites the sea.

如同洪流击打海洋。

And the great kings of Wessex

威塞克斯的伟大君王们

Wearied and sank in gore,

疲惫不堪，沉沦于血泊之中，

And even their ghosts in that great stress

甚至他们的幽魂在那巨大的重压之下，

Grew greyer and greyer, less and less,

愈发灰暗，愈发消散，

With the lords that died in Lyonesse

与那些殒命于利昂尼斯的领主们，

And the king that comes no more.

以及那再也不归的君王。

And the God of the Golden Dragon

金龙之神

Was dumb upon his throne,

在宝座上沉默无言，

And the lord of the Golden Dragon

金龙之主

Ran in the woods alone.

独自奔走于林间。

And if ever he climbed the crest of luck

每当他攀上命运的顶峰，

And set the flag before,

将旗帜树立于前，

Returning as a wheel returns,

如车轮般循环往复，

Came ruin and the rain that burns,

毁灭与灼烧的风雨接踵而至，

And all began once more.

一切又从头开始。

And naught was left King Alfred

阿尔弗雷德王所剩无几，

But shameful tears of rage,

唯有愤恨的屈辱泪水，

In the island in the river

在那河中的小岛上，

In the end of all his age.

在他人生暮年的尽头。

In the island in the river

在那河中的小岛上，

He was broken to his knee:

他跪倒于地，身心俱碎：

And he read, writ with an iron pen,

他读到，以铁笔所书，

That God had wearied of Wessex men

上帝已厌倦了威塞克斯的子民，

And given their country, field and fen,

将他们的土地、田野与沼泽，

To the devils of the sea.

拱手让予海上的恶魔。

And he saw in a little picture,

他在一幅小画中看见，

Tiny and far away,

画面细微而遥远，

His mother sitting in Egbert's hall,

他的母亲端坐于埃格伯特的厅堂，

And a book she showed him, very small,

她向他展示一本书，小巧玲珑，

Where a sapphire Mary sat in stall

书中蓝宝石色的圣母坐于圣龛之内，

With a golden Christ at play.

身旁金色的圣婴嬉戏玩耍。

It was wrought in the monk's slow manner,

此画以僧侣的细腻笔法绘就，

From silver and sanguine shell,

以银色与血红的贝壳为材，

Where the scenes are little and terrible,

画中景象细小而又震撼人心，

Keyholes of heaven and hell.

犹如通往天堂与地狱的锁眼。

Vocabulary

地震: dìzhèn — Earthquake; violent shaking of the earth's surface.
吞噬: tūnshì — To devour, swallow up, or engulf completely.
将: jiāng — Will; about to; used to indicate future action.
之: zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle meaning 'of'.
树: shù — Tree; a large woody plant with trunk and branches.
连根拔起: liángēn báqǐ — To uproot completely; pull out by the roots.
异教: yìjiào — Paganism or heresy; a religion considered foreign or wrong.
统治: tǒngzhì — To rule or govern; exercise political control over.
的: de — Possessive or descriptive particle linking modifier to noun.
漩涡: xuánwō — Whirlpool or vortex; a swirling, spiraling flow.
他: tā — He or him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
先祖: xiānzǔ — Ancestors; forefathers from previous generations.
如: rú — Like; as; used to make comparisons.
枯枝: kūzhī — Dead or withered branches of a tree.
般: bān — Like; similar to; used in comparisons.
卷走: juǎnzǒu — To sweep away; carry off by a sweeping force.
如同: rútóng — Just like; similar to; used for comparisons.
洪流: hóngliú — Powerful torrent or flood; overwhelming rushing current.
击打: jīdǎ — To strike, hit, or beat against something forcefully.
海洋: hǎiyáng — Ocean; vast body of saltwater covering the earth.
伟大: wěidà — Great, magnificent; having exceptional importance or power.
君王: jūnwáng — King or monarch; ruler of a kingdom.
们: men — Plural suffix attached to pronouns or nouns.
疲惫不堪: píbèi bùkān — Utterly exhausted; completely worn out and drained.
沉沦: chénlún — To sink into degradation; fall into ruin or despair.
于: yú — In, at, or from; classical preposition indicating location.
血泊: xuèpō — Pool of blood; a large accumulation of spilled blood.
之中: zhīzhōng — Within; in the middle of; amid.
甚至: shènzhì — Even; going so far as; used to emphasize extremes.
他们: tāmen — They or them; third-person plural pronoun.
幽魂: yōuhún — Ghost or wandering spirit; soul of the deceased.
在: zài — At, in, or on; indicates location or ongoing action.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.
巨大: jùdà — Enormous, huge; of very great size or magnitude.
重压: zhòngyā — Heavy pressure or burden; overwhelming weight or stress.
之下: zhīxià — Below, beneath, or under something.
愈发: yùfā — Increasingly; more and more; to an even greater degree.
灰暗: huī'àn — Gloomy and dim; dark gray; lacking brightness or hope.
消散: xiāosàn — To dissipate or fade away; gradually disappear.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with; linking two elements.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to specific things or people previously mentioned.
殒命: yǔnmìng — To perish or lose one's life; die.
领主: lǐngzhǔ — Feudal lord; ruler or master of a territory.
以及: yǐjí — As well as; and also; in addition to.
再也: zàiyě — Never again; no longer; used with negation for finality.
不归: bùguī — Never to return; not coming back.
神: shén — God, deity, or divine spirit; a supernatural being.
宝座: bǎozuò — Throne; ornate seat of a monarch or deity.
上: shàng — On, above, or upon; indicates location on a surface.
沉默无言: chénmò wúyán — Silent and speechless; utterly quiet with nothing to say.
之主: zhī zhǔ — Lord of; master or ruler of something.
独自: dúzì — Alone; by oneself; without company or assistance.
奔走: bēnzǒu — To run about; rush around busily; travel hastily.
林间: línjiān — Among the trees; within or between the forest.
每当: měidāng — Whenever; every time that a certain condition occurs.
攀上: pānshàng — To climb up to; scale the top of something.
命运: mìngyùn — Fate or destiny; the predetermined course of events.
顶峰: dǐngfēng — Summit, peak; the highest point of something.
旗帜: qízhì — Flag or banner; symbol representing a group or cause.
树立: shùlì — To establish or set up; erect something as a symbol.
车轮: chēlún — Wheel; circular rotating component of a vehicle.
循环往复: xúnhuán wǎngfù — To cycle repeatedly; go round and round endlessly.
毁灭: huǐmiè — Destruction; total annihilation; complete ruin.
灼烧: zhuóshāo — To scorch or burn intensely with searing heat.
风雨: fēngyǔ — Wind and rain; hardships and stormy conditions.
接踵而至: jiēzhǒng ér zhì — To arrive one after another in rapid succession.
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception.
又: yòu — Again; once more; also; in addition.
从头: cóngtóu — From the beginning; starting over from scratch.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin or start; the commencement of something.
王: wáng — King; a male monarch or ruler of a kingdom.
所剩无几: suǒ shèng wú jǐ — Very little remaining; almost nothing left.
唯有: wéiyǒu — Only; nothing but; exclusively having.
愤恨: fènhèn — Resentment and hatred; intense anger and bitterness.
屈辱: qūrǔ — Humiliation; the feeling of being shamed or degraded.
泪水: lèishuǐ — Tears; water shed from the eyes when crying.
河中: hé zhōng — In the middle of a river; within a river.
小岛: xiǎodǎo — Small island; a little piece of land surrounded by water.
人生: rénshēng — Human life; one's lifetime and life experience.
暮年: mùnián — Old age; the twilight years of one's life.
尽头: jìntóu — End; the farthest point or conclusion of something.
跪倒: guìdǎo — To fall to one's knees; collapse into kneeling position.
身心俱碎: shēnxīn jù suì — Body and soul both shattered; completely broken down.
读到: dúdào — To read; to come across something while reading.
以: yǐ — With; by means of; using a certain tool or method.
上帝: Shàngdì — God; the supreme deity in Christianity and monotheism.
已: yǐ — Already; indicates a completed or past action.
厌倦: yànjuàn — To be weary of; feel tired of or bored with.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.
子民: zǐmín — Subjects or people; citizens under a ruler's care.
土地: tǔdì — Land or territory; the physical ground or soil.
田野: tiányě — Fields and open countryside; agricultural or rural land.
沼泽: zhǎozé — Marsh or swamp; low-lying waterlogged land.
拱手: gǒngshǒu — To yield submissively; hand over with cupped hands.
海上: hǎishàng — On the sea; upon or across the ocean.
恶魔: èmó — Demon or devil; an evil supernatural creature.
一幅: yīfú — One (painting or picture); measure word for paintings.
小画: xiǎohuà — Small painting or miniature; a tiny artwork.
中: zhōng — In, inside, or within; indicates being contained in something.
看见: kànjiàn — To see; to catch sight of something visually.
画面: huàmiàn — Image or scene; the visual content of a picture.
细微: xìwēi — Minute and subtle; very small in detail or scale.
而: ér — And yet; but; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses.
遥远: yáoyuǎn — Distant and far away; remote in space or time.
母亲: mǔqīn — Mother; one's female parent.
端坐: duānzuò — To sit upright and properly; seated with dignified posture.
厅堂: tīngtáng — Hall or main room of a house or palace.
她: tā — She or her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
向他: xiàng tā — Toward him; in his direction; to him.
展示: zhǎnshì — To display or show; present something for viewing.
一本: yīběn — One (book); measure word for books.
书: shū — Book; a written or printed literary work.
小巧玲珑: xiǎoqiǎo línglóng — Small and exquisitely delicate; dainty and charming.
书中: shū zhōng — Within the book; inside or contained in a book.
蓝宝石: lánbǎoshí — Sapphire; a precious blue gemstone.
色的: sè de — Colored; of a particular color; adjectival color suffix.
圣母: Shèngmǔ — Holy Mother; the Virgin Mary in Christian tradition.
之内: zhī nèi — Within; inside of; contained within boundaries.
身旁: shēnpáng — Beside; at one's side; next to a person.
金色: jīnsè — Golden color; having the color of gold.
嬉戏玩耍: xīxì wánshuǎ — To frolic and play; engage in lighthearted playful activity.
僧侣: sēnglǚ — Monk or clergy; a religious man in a monastery.
细腻: xìnì — Fine and delicate; smooth and meticulous in texture.
笔法: bǐfǎ — Brushwork or technique; style of painting or writing.
绘就: huìjiù — To have painted or completed a picture; drawn finished.
银色: yínsè — Silver color; having the appearance of silver.
血红: xuèhóng — Blood red; a deep vivid red like blood.
贝壳: bèiké — Shell; the hard outer casing of a mollusc.
画中: huà zhōng — Within the painting; inside the depicted image.
景象: jǐngxiàng — Scene or sight; a visual spectacle or panorama.
细小: xìxiǎo — Tiny and minute; very small in size.
而又: ér yòu — And yet also; furthermore; combining two qualities together.
震撼人心: zhènhàn rénxīn — Soul-stirring and deeply moving; profoundly shaking the heart.
犹如: yóurú — Just as; like; resembling in a vivid comparison.
通往: tōngwǎng — Leading to; providing a path or route toward.
天堂: tiāntáng — Heaven or paradise; a blissful afterlife realm.
地狱: dìyù — Hell; the underworld realm of punishment after death.
锁眼: suǒyǎn — Keyhole; the small opening in a lock for a key.

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